Q1 Democracy , in it's purest form, doesn't exist. If it did, we wouldn't be talking about democracy, but about anarchy, for that is the purest form of democracy - free will regardless of others or consequences. That being said, what we take to mean democracy now, as it co-exists with capitalism, the natural collusion of which is economic anarchy and monopoly , if left unchecked, has value.
Q2 In a supposed democracy, gender equality doesn't matter - it's people equality that matters.
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